Swinging couch.



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SWINGING COUCH.

APPLICATION FILED JAN.2| 1915.

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SWINGING COUCH.

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SWINGING COUCH,

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SWINGING COUCH.

specification of Letters raient. Patented 005, 17, 1916 Application led January 21, 1915. Serial No. 3,579.

To all whomz't may concern.

\ as the description proceeds.

In describing my inventionin detail reference will be had to Vthe accompanying drawings wherein like'characters denote llke lor corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which Figure l is a perspectiveview of the improved couch; Fig. 2 is a side elevation lllustrating the arrangement of the couch in such relation to its supporting frame as to be utilized as a canopy or top, a swing being suspended between the frame sides or uprights in a space ordinarily occupied by the couch; Fig. 3 is a detailperspective view of one of the uprights'or standards forming a part of the frame; Fig. 4 is a detail perspec- 4 tive vie'w illustrating the manner in which thehanger bars are afiXed to the frame; and Fig. 5is an end view of the couch frame illustrating its application as a swinging bed.

Referring now'to the drawings by numerals, 1 and 2 designate the respective uprights or standards between which the couch designated as an entirety by the numeral 3 is arranged. As shown to advantage in Fig.

I1, each standard is cut away to it a recess therefor formed in the legs or supports designated respectively 4 and 5, the said supports being provided with casters or rollers 6, and being connected or bracedby means Vof a beam 7 enlarged at each end to engage the adjacent faces of the respective supports,

` The beam 7 is longitudinally grooved as indicated at 8, al groove being formed at each side of the beam within which groove brace or connecting rods 9 are fitted, the said rods extending throughout the length of the beam and passing through openings therefor in the respective supports land through openings in the respective uprights 1 and2, the openings of the uprights being alined with the openings of the supports 1n order that the beams, the supports and the uprights may be so interlocked or fastened together as to provide a substantial and vrigid frame. Displacement of thev rods 8 is prevented by the attaching block 10, the latter being engageable with the outer face of the uprights or standards 1 as shown. Each upright is made smaller in cross section at a point adjacent its free, end as indicated at 11, the said portion being hereinafter termed an extension. Canopy supports 12, each provided with a socket (not shown) fit over and upon the respective extensions 11, the uprights or standards serving.as the support means for the respective canopy supports. Preferably, the canopy supports extend outwardly or at an angle. to the standards 1 in order that the canopy designated as an entirety by the nu` Ameral 13 may be of such size as to efectually shade the swinging couch arranged therebeneath. The canopy top 1s braced against lateral displacement through the medium of brace co-rds 14 and 15, the respective cords v being made fast at one end to the canopy and at their opposite end to the canopy support. If desired, additional brace cords 16 may be provided, the said cords extending vertically from the support 4 to the canopy top.

Couch 3 is suspended over and above the beam 7 and between' the uprights 1 and 2 by means of hanger bars 17, each bar being slotted at a point designated 18, through which slots the supporting pins 19 extend, the said pins being carried by the respective uprights, nuts 20 being utilized to removably fasten the hanger bars in place. When thus suspended, itis evident that the couch 3 may be swung back and forth beneath the canopy top after the fashion of a swing. If desired, the couch may be fastened to the uprights by alatch as indicated at 21, thusI precluding swinging movement. The said couch 3 consists of a suitable frame, designated as an entirety by the numeral 22, the frame being made up of a plurality of connecting frame sections designated respectively 23, 24, 25 and 26, the end sections 25 and 26 forming the head and foot respectively of the couch. Frame sections 24 and 23 are pivoted as at 27 to the respective end sections 25 and 26, such connection providing for movement of the couch frame sections into various positions. A suitable spring` 28 is arranged within the frame 22, the spring being fastened as indicated at 29 to the respective sections 23 and 24 and to the end sections 25 and 26 as indicated at 30, the connection at 30 being made possible by the provision of a plurality of helical springs fastened at one end to the said end frame section and at their opposite end to the spring 28.

As shown in Fig. 1, the frame sections are so arranged as to provide a couch or settee, the end sections 25 and 26 forming respectively the head and foot of the couch, the frame section 23 forming the back of the couch and the frame section 24: being hung to depend and to form a leg rest. ln F ig. 5 I have shown the sections so arranged as to form a bed or horizontally flat support, the respective frame sections 23 and 24 being extended in line with the base of the end sections, suitable brace means, such as chains as are indicated at 31 providing for the retention of the said side section in the manner described. As shown, the spring 28 and the frame 22 are covered with suitable material such as leather or plush in order that the couch'may be occupied with comfort. When used as a bed, the hanger bars 17 are locked against swinging movement by the means designated 21.

If required, the canopy top 13 may be re moved by first disengaging the brace cords 16 and bodily liftingthe canopy until entirely removed from engagement with its support.

Upon reference to Fig. 2 it will be noted that a swing or hammock 31 has been suspended from the uprights 1 and 2 to occupy the space ordinarily occupied by the couch 3, this arrangement beingl m-ade possible by elevating the couch in the manner shown, and locking the same to the canopy support as indicated at 32. Hanger bars 17, when the couch is elevated in the position shown in F ig. 2, are moved in the path of a circle, the pins 19 acting as pivots and also as a retaining means whereby 'the hammock or swing 31 is held in place. rlhe canopy top 13 may or may not be used when the couch is elevated, as the occupant of the hammock or swing desires. lt is however thought that the use of the canopy 13 is unnecessary in View of the :tact that the couch, when monaco thus positioned, acts in the capacity of a canopy or shade.

From the foregoing, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings it is evident that the couch mayv be .so moved relatively to its supporting frame as to be utilized, if desired, as a canopy top; that the entire supporting frame may be collapsed or knocked down when not in use; and that the device may be used either within or without the house, and as a bed, couch or swing as occasion demands.

1 ln reduction to practice, l have found that the form of my invention, illustrated in the drawings and referred to in the above description, as the preferred embodiment, is the most etlicient and practical; yet realizing that the conditions concurrent with the adoption of my device will necessarily vary, l desire to emphasize the fact that various minor changes in details of construction, proportion and arrangement of parts may be resorted to, when required, without sacrificing any of the advantages of my invention, as defined in the appended claims.

Having thus fully described my invention, what 1 claim as new and desire to secure by# Letters Patent, is

. 1. A convertible couch, a suitable support therefor, means :tor suspending the couch from' said support, the said couch being movable to a position serving as a canopy top, land a means on the support to retain the couch in a canopy-serving position.

2. 'lhe combination with'a support, of a couch, a means suspending the couch for swinging movement from said support, the couch being movable in the path'of a circle to a position serving'as a canopy top, and a means connected with said support and fastened tothe couch to retain the latter in a canopy-serving position.

ln testimony whereof ll ax my signature in presence of two witnesses.

eraan srntnron Jonas.

1N itnesses z GRANT G. BROWN, A. LAURENCE. 

